1. (adv.) Alt. of Downwards.

2. (a.) Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.

3. (a.) Descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of descent.

4. (a.) Tending to a lower condition or state; depressed; dejected; as, downward thoughts.

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